Alcatel Alsthom
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Alcatel Alsthom is a French producer of telecoms equipment and faces a major restructuring process. This will mean a loss for 1995, sales of assets and provisions of between 10 billion French francs and 12 billion francs. The group's telecoms equipment and cable divisions both reported losses for 1994. The group is not likely to be profitable again until 1998. Problems leading to this situation low productivity, poor planning and too high a price for acquisition, according to Serge Tchuruk, the new head of the group.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1995
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Telspec: ignore the bumps
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Telspec was set up in 1975 and produces equipment for telecoms concerns such as pair gain systems. The company has increased its turnover to 70 million pounds sterling from 20 million pounds over three years. The company has issued profit warnings and has replaced its managing, finance and operations directors. Telspec has grown rapidly and the problems which arose in 1996 are linked to the rapidity of its expansion. The company should undergo a recovery in 1997 and its shares are thus attractive.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1997
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Critchley
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Critchley produces identification tags, and was launched on the UK stock market in 1992. The company has performed better than anticipated. Most of Critchley's profit is derived from tags for cables, and margins in this business can be over 20%. Critchley has acquired Idento, a German firm, and is selling its products in the German maket through this acquisition. Critchley's telecoms components division is also performing well, and the company's shares are seen as good value in June 1995.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1995
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